It has been a while since I've been to Nisqually, what a great day! We began our trip about 9am in the larger of the two parking lots about half full. There were very few people out and most were taking pictures of birds. We traveled We past the barns and then headed out to the far end of the boardwalk. This trip has all the views you could ask for with very little effort and is great for bird watchers. We saw quite a few herons and cormorants. The Olympic Mountains dominate the beginning of the trail and as you approach the gazebo at the end, the view of Mt. Rainier improve dramatically. We could see as far north as the Narrows Bridge and even saw the Anderson Island ferry crossing.
On our return trip we stopped at the Nisqually River overlook and made our way back on the forest trail with a brief stop at the Riparian overlook. On our way there, we saw a big green turtle in one of the swampy areas.
All in all, a nice way to spend the sunny morning on the water.
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